GA LIVE SEMINAR – Plyometrics and Functional Outcomes in Lower Quarter Rehab

Plyometrics are high-risk, high-reward activities.  If done correctly, relative to quality, technique, intensity, frequency, volume and recovery the individuals athletic potential, muscle mass and muscle reaction greatly improve.  This enhances the patient’s ability to return to sport and play at the highest level possible, that is less stressful on the individual/surgical repaired tissue with a reduction in the risk of re-injury or new injury.  This continuing education course discusses and give rationale for the when, why and how to introduce plyometric training into the rehab process in a safe, systematic, and progressive fashion.  Also, included in this course is the utilization of functional outcome measures (Hop Tests, Y-Balance and agility testing) to assist with clinical reasoning and decision making on exercise prescription changes, return to sport, return to play and discharge planning.

AHP is a BOC approved provider. Attendees will receive 7 continuing education credits for attending this nationally approved course.

Dr. Johnson, PT, DPT, OCS, has been practicing outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine for nearly 30 years.  He received a Master of Physical Therapy in 1994 and Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2005 from Shenandoah University.  He is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy (OCS).  Dr. Johnson continues to be an active clinician in order to stay relevant with current trends and hands-on rehabilitation processes.  His current case load is quite extensive and diverse with a specialty in helping individuals and athletes of all ages return to the quality of life that supersedes their preinjury state.

Over the past 30 years, he has had the opportunity and privilege to work with amateur and professional athletes in all disciplines including but not limited to golf, soccer, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, swimming, diving, ballet, dance, wrestling, MMA, tennis, pickle ball, Spike ball, triathletes, mountain bikers, cyclist and motocross.  Through his experience and skill set, he has copy written programs for knee injury prevention for female athlete (S.K.I.P.^©: Successful Knee Injury Prevention), and performance enhancement for speed, agility, quickness and power (A-Game^©) with proven successful results in reducing the risk of non-contact knee injures while improving individuals speed, agility, power function.

Bill is also a course developer and lead instructor with the Institute of Advanced Musculoskeletal Treatments (IAMT) as well as the inventor and patent holder for the portable, transportable shoulder-finger ladder.   He is passionate about empowering clinicians in scientific, evidence based clinical reasoning, manual therapy and advanced exercise prescription for successful rehabilitation outcomes and return to sport/play at all levels.